Principal Translations |
the shade n | uncountable (area not in sunlight) | sombra nf |
| Emma didn't want to get sunburn, so she sat in the shade. |
| Emma no se quería quemar, así que se sentó a la sombra. |
shade n | uncountable (with no article: darkness) | oscuridad nf |
| Half of the playing field was in bright sunlight, the other half was in shade. |
| La mitad del campo de juego estaba al sol, la otra mitad a la oscuridad. |
shade n | US (parasol, awning to block sun) | sombrilla nf |
| | sombrajo nm |
| Ned adjusted the shade to keep the sun off his laptop screen. |
| Ned ajustó al sombrilla para alejar la luz de la pantalla de su laptop. |
shade n | (color: tone, tint) | tono nm |
| | matiz nm |
| I really like this shade of blue. |
| Me gusta mucho este tono de azul. |
shade n | (lampshade: cover for a light) | pantalla nf |
| Tina bought a pretty table lamp with a floral shade. |
| Tina compró una hermosa lámpara de mesa con una pantalla floral. |
shade [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (protect from sun) | tapar del sol loc verb |
| | proteger del sol loc verb |
| The trees shaded the garden. |
| Los árboles tapan el sol del jardín. |
shade [sb/sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (protect from sun) | proteger contra el sol loc verb |
| | guarecer a la sombra loc verb |
| | poner a la sombra loc verb |
| The parasol shaded the patio from the sun. |
| La sombrilla protegía el patio contra el sol. |
shade [sth]⇒ vtr | (art: apply tonal values to) | colorear⇒ vtr |
| | matizar⇒ vtr |
| Melanie shaded her drawing of a horse. |
| Melanie coloreó su dibujo del caballo. |
shade [sth] vtr | (colour, tint) | sombrear⇒ vtr |
| Ben shaded his picture in tones of red and green. |
| Ben sombreó su pintura con tonos de rojo y verde. |
Additional Translations |
a shade adv | figurative (somewhat, a little) | pizca nf |
| | poquito nm |
| My brother's a shade taller than me. |
| Julia moved her wheelchair a shade closer to the table. |
| Mi hermano es una pizca más alto que yo. |
a shade of [sth] n | (hint, small amount of [sth]) | dejo de nm + prep |
| | pizca de nf + prep |
| There's a shade of oregano in this sauce. |
| Hay un dejo de orégano en la salsa. |
shade n | figurative (variety) | matices nmpl |
| | variedad nf |
| Every shade of left-wing politics is represented in the party. |
| Todos los matices de la política de izquierda están representados en el partido. |
shade n | literary (ghost) | fantasma nm |
| Hamlet sees his father's shade stalking the castle's battlements. |
| Hamlet ve al fantasma de su padre acosando las almenas del castillo. |
shades npl | informal (sunglasses) | gafas de sol nfpl + loc adj |
| | gafas oscuras nfpl + adj |
| | lentes de sol nmpl + loc adj |
| | anteojos de sol nmpl + loc adj |
| Maggie put on her shades and stepped out into the sunlight. |
| Maggie se puso las gafas de sol y salió a la luz del sol. |